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does it matter for us to know that information, for us to start making good decisions? >> the cost depends upon where we're delivering it, so we've seen costs range from $6 a gallon up to $40 a gallon, and the $40 is that furthest outpost on a mountaintop, the $6 might be at a base with support. so depending on the points of view, that's the cost factor. what we're really looking at it in the operations and contingency operations is a logistical tale, is it is a burden, and so if we're able to equip the war fighter with equipment that uses less energy than we've increased their capabilities, just like you talked about, increased their resilience so they can do more. tbl in the 30 or so -- >> in the 30 or so seconds left in terms of requirements, what's happening on the concrete requirements side at this point because any change in the pentagon is driven by requirements change. >> one on our acquisition side, we have put out guidance that requires energy be part of any future acquisitions, and to that end, we have the loading dock ship that we think is the first time any
does it matter for us to know that information, for us to start making good decisions? >> the cost depends upon where we're delivering it, so we've seen costs range from $6 a gallon up to $40 a gallon, and the $40 is that furthest outpost on a mountaintop, the $6 might be at a base with support. so depending on the points of view, that's the cost factor. what we're really looking at it in the operations and contingency operations is a logistical tale, is it is a burden, and so if we're...
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what it does is obviously for us, for them to consider. but the carrier variance in the program is a program to which we attach great importance. we think it's a very fine aircraft, we're excited about the purchase. we haven't come up with a prenice number for 20 feap. it's not just the acquisition cost, it's life support costs, we're committed to it, we think it's a fine aircraft. >> are you concerned with the cost increase? >> we are concerned with the cost increases and i will discuss shortly that issue with my colleagues in the pentagon. we have to make sure this is economical as promised and the life costs are minimized. >> the uk secretary both uniformed and civil service is looking at cuts and historically when cuts of such magnitude are made, you lose a lot of intellectual capital, guys that know unique things and how things are done and two, three, five years later you have all sorts of cost increases because people have lost that knowledge base. what are you doing now to keep from having these problems five years in the future? >
what it does is obviously for us, for them to consider. but the carrier variance in the program is a program to which we attach great importance. we think it's a very fine aircraft, we're excited about the purchase. we haven't come up with a prenice number for 20 feap. it's not just the acquisition cost, it's life support costs, we're committed to it, we think it's a fine aircraft. >> are you concerned with the cost increase? >> we are concerned with the cost increases and i will...
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we are developing cape ainlts like avatar capabilities where we use that technology to help us develop decision making and put you in realistic situations. and so i think things like that will help us to make people excited about where we're going and the progress we're making in developing to still be the best force. people want to be part of the best and i think we can make the argument we still want to be the best army in the world and you want to be part of that. >> let me take you to women in coma combat. your pred sez -- predecessor general casey said they would open combat jobs for women, who have been performing those tasks over the past decade increasingly. you put a plan together, submitted it to the secretary of defense on september 30th, if i recall the date correctly, and that seemed to be the template in the future. where did you vote on that? >> i was not involved with this specific report. it was done before i got here, and the reason i want to clarify that is because i'm not real happy with it. i think it doesn't represent some of the things that our women are doing in
we are developing cape ainlts like avatar capabilities where we use that technology to help us develop decision making and put you in realistic situations. and so i think things like that will help us to make people excited about where we're going and the progress we're making in developing to still be the best force. people want to be part of the best and i think we can make the argument we still want to be the best army in the world and you want to be part of that. >> let me take you to...
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thanks very much for joining us for "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. you can watch this program online at defensenewstv.com or you can e-mail me
thanks very much for joining us for "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. you can watch this program online at defensenewstv.com or you can e-mail me
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pete fuller is in town this week for meetings and joins us now. general fuller, welcome to the show. >> thank you for inviting me. >> let's start with that you've got $11 billion in budget. what does that buy in each of the categories and how long is u.s. and nato going to spend this kind of money to train on air forces? >> well, we are at the high water mark fiscal year 2011. next year, we have already identified that we can return back to the federal government, $1.6 billion for the high-water mark that will be the $11.6, it will be $11.2. we're building a force so it is in the boost faze. as you fly an airplane, you need to put in a lot of power to get it off the ground. that's a lot of power. we need to get the recruit at 195,000, putting in $11 billion of infrastructure. i mean we're doing it all at the same time. we're in the boost faze. once we get it into boost, sustainment is at a lower cost. >> what are the top priorities in each of those things as you are trying to map a future? >> what we're trying to do right now are two elements. one
pete fuller is in town this week for meetings and joins us now. general fuller, welcome to the show. >> thank you for inviting me. >> let's start with that you've got $11 billion in budget. what does that buy in each of the categories and how long is u.s. and nato going to spend this kind of money to train on air forces? >> well, we are at the high water mark fiscal year 2011. next year, we have already identified that we can return back to the federal government, $1.6 billion...